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jim larson · 2K+ Club

Who Makes a Good Strong aftermarket Rear Bumper for a Silverado 1500

Lost in the 60s · President

Jim, those bumpers have been made out of tin foil for 15 years now. My '95 was thin and my 2000 is thinner.

Check with local truck accessory dealers for that or similar bumpers. I have one just up the road from where I work that I can check with too.

How much damage did you do to the truck ?

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Does the maker of that bumper have any dealers up here? You can probably find a better deal online for that bumper shipped here then locally though. No tax either which will help because it looks like that bumper isnt cheap. Looks like a nice sturdy peice though. You might see if Hooze 4X4 in Ham Lake can help. Thats the only place that comes to mind for me.

http://www.autorepairhamlake.com/

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Lost in the 60s wrote:
Jim, those bumpers have been made out of tin foil for 15 years now. My '95 was thin and my 2000 is thinner.
Check with local truck accessory dealers for that or similar bumpers. I have one just up the road from where I work that I can check with too.
How much damage did you do to the truck ?

Think it was around $3300 was the estimate for everything, can't remember exact amount. I only had the rear quarter panel fix. I took the bumper apart and had a friend weld up the tie bar as much as possible, pounded out the dent in the bumper and stuck it back together. I backed into a telephone in my driveway, going about 3 mph, hardly realized I had hit something, struck the outside of the bumper on the pass side. It went into the rear panel and crunched it up quite bad. Absolutely no damage to the telephone poll. Didn't even scar or dent the wood pole.

If nothing better to do and your going by the dealer, I would appreciate knowing what they have.

Dave Seitz · Mega Poster

The off road boys have the stuff your looking for, diamond plate and gussets for tow straps and such. Check the local off road shops in town and mud truckers.

bowtie · Secretary

JC Whitney?

I would hit up the lcoal bookstore and page through the ads in the magazines for suppliers.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

This the only other bumper that I found that appeared to be strong enough and look somewhat civilized.

http://www.trailready.com/bumpers/images/gm_vehicles/kkrear_lg.jpg

Odd this was when I asked them for a quote, it came back signed by the same guy as the Buckstop Bumper and same phone number.

He must be a guy who has an Internet business and has contracted with two different individual shops to market their bumper. Both bumpers are available with/without rear backup lights.